A Family Secret: No. 1 Bestseller of family drama

A Family Secret: No. 1 Bestseller of family drama
Josephine Cox

The new No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the master storyteller, Josephine Cox.Family secrets can weigh the heaviest…Although she’s surrounded by a loving family, Marie is lonely. The secret she has been carrying for many years is a burden – it’s telling could ruin the lives of those she loves most.Marie’s granddaughter, Cathy, is a cheerful young woman and in the first flush of love. Her grandmother’s secret will not only change Cathy’s future but rewrite her past.Sister-in-law Beth seems to have a happy life and a goodmarriage but behind closed doors she’s heartbreakingly sad. Will she be brave enough to speak out and run away?These three women are at the beginning of a journey – one that will change their lives forever.

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2017

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Source ISBN: 9780007420001

Ebook Edition © September 2017 ISBN: 9780007420018

Version: 2017-07-14

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For my Ken – as always

Contents

Cover (#u8faa56e1-fd57-580d-8672-bfcec4408861)

Title Page (#u8d582af8-a096-568c-87ca-70ae8c23465d)

Copyright

Dedication

A special message from Jo

None of us … (#u7ae9cc36-6128-57c3-8652-27cd33dd7c9c)

Prologue (#uf006c635-64ca-548d-9ced-f9e1e4cc1658)

Part One: Old Secrets

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Part Two: Where There Is A Will There Is A Way

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Part Three: Secrets Revealed

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen